Providing Support to the Community

The Foundation engages in a number of initiatives that have provide support to our community. Below are just a few examples.

Ice Cream Cart Service

A complimentary treat offered to all eligible patients and families every Wednesday evening at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Hospital Classroom Enrichment

A cozy classroom designed to meet the developmental needs for children attending school at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children.

Family Comfort Room

A room designed for families visiting their child at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children.

NICU Blood Gas Analyzer Machine

A machine purchased for Cohen Children’s Medical Center’s NICU at North Shore University Hospital that allows for quick analysis of blood tests for faster treatment.

Consultation Room

A dedicated space at Cohen Children’s Medical Center for families to privately discuss a child’s diagnosis.

Video MRI Goggles

Special video goggles purchased for Cohen Children’s Medical Center that help minimize the need for sedation and make MRI scans less scary for kids.

Coat and Clothing Drives

Providing warm clothing to the Gerald Ryan Outreach Center, which is then distributed to local community members in need.

Food Drives

To replenish local food pantries and support the needs of local community members.

Holiday Toy Drive

To ensure hospitalized children in our community partner’s organizations receive a special gift for the holidays.

We really wanted to avoid having any anesthesia. My wife made the appointment here so we could have Child Life care and the movie goggles. Without these tools there is no way my daughter could have gotten through drinking the contrast, having an IV and staying still for the 45-minute procedure. And it wasn’t scary at all. In fact, she said, ‘I liked watching the movie for my pictures.’

Father & 8-year-old daughter
Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Your generosity will help to provide food to those in need during a holiday that brings families together around the table.

We appreciate the donation of a blood gas machine in our NICU at North Shore University Hospital. This state-of-the-art equipment allows point-of-care testing of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels and acid-base status of the fragile infants in the intensive care unit. The physical location of the equipment is ideal to allow minute-by-minute measurements and rapid turnaround in the sickest infants.